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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Hatton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hatton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for West Hatton:
    • 38.362626, -76.862747
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on West Hatton
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Since West Hatton is near Saint Mary's County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for West Hatton

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Hatton ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Allens Fresh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
  • Anchorage Anchors
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
  • Birch Hanger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
  • Bull Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Coffee Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
  • Gravelly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
  • Hard Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hard Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
  • Hurry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
  • Indiantown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lone Holly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Holly is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Holly
    • Longview Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
    • Mount Victoria
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Redgate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate
    • Rock Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Woodland Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Point

How Far From West Hatton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Hatton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Hatton and extending to:

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Hatton to La Plata, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Hatton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from West Hatton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Hatton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3626, Longitude: -76.8627       In this case, the coordinates for West Hatton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.82 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.278 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.847 degrees.